Astral Ants

Starships made of zero-level and first-level energy materials can operate relatively smoothly in the first 10 years. After 10 years, they will begin to malfunction due to the attenuation of the energy properties of the materials. They will need a professional team to repair and maintain them. After some patchwork, they can only last for 15 years at most before being scrapped.

The Molan survival carrier was scrapped and dismantled, and rebuilt once, expanding its original diameter from 10 kilometers to 15 kilometers, and renamed the "Molan Leader Ship".

Xing Shen Ao used the original 'Molan Survival Mothership' as a model and designed the 'Molan 10 Survival Mothership', 'Molan 13 Survival Mothership', and 'Molan 15 Survival Mothership'. The speed of each of them is 50 times the speed of light. The difference lies in the size of the starship. The corresponding mothership diameters are 10 kilometers, 13 kilometers, and 15 kilometers respectively.

With a diameter of 10 kilometers, it can carry about 3 Star Realm Zerg warriors.

With a diameter of 13 kilometers, it can carry about 6 Star Realm Zerg warriors.

With a diameter of 15 kilometers, it can carry about 10 Star Realm Zerg warriors.

The Xianglan Chamber of Commerce also cooperated with the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce, the Citi Hill Chamber of Commerce, and other forces to jointly build a fleet consisting of 15 survival motherships of various sizes, organized millions of Zerg warriors, with the "Molan Leader Ship" as the flagship, and Xing Shen'ao as the "Great Engineer" to command the operations and professionally undertake star construction projects.

In the past 100,000 years, there have been fewer and fewer projects in the Phoenix Eye Star Region, and many colleagues have either gone to other star regions or simply switched to other careers.

Thanks to Luo Li's relationship with the Fengyan Star Region General Association, the fleet organized by the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce has been able to get work all the time, and the profits are not low.

The Xianglan Chamber of Commerce alone has a net profit of nearly 1.5 million raw crystals every year.

Anyone who has a little knowledge of the market can see that this job cannot be sustained for long, so there is no further expansion of the fleet.

...

An interstellar gaseous mass codenamed 'Sparrow Pattern'.

A small star that has just ignited is drifting slowly.

Fifteen survival motherships of various sizes were either circling or moving forward in unison.

Large and small gravity ships were shuttling in an orderly manner around them, and tens of thousands of Zerg warriors were busy circling around the gravity ships.

The star construction project is in full swing.

Long Bai drove the Hai Meng close to the Molan survival mothership, got out of the cabin, and then teleported directly into the No. 1 command cabin.

"Leader Longbai!"

White mulberry greets.

"Boss Longbai."

Xing Shen Ao greeted them and asked, "I heard that you went on an adventure in the Chaos Star Sea? Did you make a fortune?"

"It's something important."

Longbai said: "Notify Guishan, Xingyunbai, Luxin, Zisha, and Linli to come to the meeting."

"Roger that!"

Xing Shen Ao issued notifications via wireless devices.

Soon, five insects arrived.

After a brief greeting,

Bai Su wisely activated his soul power and set up a barrier.

Xing Shen Ao asked, "Boss Longbai, what happened?"

Long Bai said in a deep tone, "There is news about the fourth galaxy! We just happened to run into it when we went on an adventure to the Chaos Galaxy No. 8471 in Goose Palm."

Long Bai placed a knowledge compass into the reading platform of Xing Shen Ao.

Then, using the ability of the tree flower heart realm, he directly wrote the information related to the Amber Galaxy into the soul consciousness of the white mulberry and other insects.

After a moment of silence, the insects rejoiced.

Long Bai said: "If the Lord of the Mountain Disaster is not lying, theoretically, there are about 120 to 130 third-level source points in the Amber Galaxy that have been born but have not been found, or have not yet been born."

"If we move fast enough and have good luck, we still have a chance to find and occupy one or two level three source points! Star God Ao, you have a chance to be resurrected."

Star God Ao: “!!!”

Xing Shen Ao asked, "Boss Longbai, what's your plan? The Taber is running fast. Should we immediately organize elite soldiers to search for it?"

"Of course! It's a must!"

Longbai shook his antennae and said, "However, the transport capacity of the Taber is limited, so we can only send a group of Sujing warriors over first. But for a serious, large-scale operation to search for the source of the mark, we still need the support of the survival mothership and the participation of tens of thousands of warriors. It would be best if there could be a large number of technological equipment to work together synchronously to open a large net in the starry sky to sweep and investigate."

"If we organize tens of thousands of planetary and stellar warriors to operate in a force vacuum environment, we must consider many issues such as force and food supply."

Long Bai: "My general idea is that we should first find a source with an excellent location, build a star system, cultivate and operate it, and use it as a food supply base in the rear."

Star God Ao: "The perfect source? Hard to find, right? How to build it? Or do we need a survival mothership?"

Long Bai: "So, Xing Shen Ao, after I returned to the Baijing Galaxy, I came to you as soon as possible."

Long Bai asked: "Can we transform the 'Molan Leader Ship' into a top-level third-level, ultra-large-load, cross-galaxy integrated transport ship?"

Star God Ao: “…”

Star God Ao: "Of course, the Ferdinand Luo Ao Star God is a survival mothership with a diameter of 15 kilometers and a maximum speed of 1200 times the speed of light. The power system is powerful enough."

"To convert it into a transport ship, the idea is very simple. Try to compress its size and reduce its own weight, and use the dimensional space as a cargo hold. This way, it will have a super strong carrying capacity."

"I know!"

Long Bai said: "Those Zerg warriors that have integrated the technological star core are perfect, with large capacity, autonomous loading and unloading of cargo, and flexible cargo holds!"

Star God Ao: “…”

Xing Shen Ao asked, "Boss Longbai, do you mean to use the current information advantage to order a batch of power systems for starships and survival carriers at a low price? Purchase a large number of raw energy metal materials for production and manufacturing, and process them into parts first, and then transport them to the Amber Galaxy by the 'Molan Transport Ship' and assemble them?"

"Yes! That's what I mean."

Long Bai said: "Xing Shen Ao, please estimate how many crystals are needed to transform a 3-3 type 'Molan Transport Ship'? How many 'Molan 10 Type Survival Carriers' can be transported at one time?"

Xing Shen Ao replied: "Three."

Xing Shen Ao asked: "The survival mothership has been transported there, how can the Zerg fighters get there?"

Long Bai: "President Bai Wei's 'Shanglu World' can carry warriors...approximately how many can it carry?"

Star God Ao: "There are three main problems with carrying Zerg warriors on interstellar voyages: the first is that Zerg warriors need to continuously consume the Force to maintain their vitality; the second is that even if the Star Realm warriors are dormant, they need to wake up regularly, move around, and replenish their food; the third is air circulation. A long 20,000-year voyage still requires a suitable air environment, and an air circulation system needs to be built, which requires carrying sufficient air, which will take up a large amount of load..."

Xing Shen'ao estimated and suggested: "Boss Longbai, how about this? We can transport one 'Molan 1-type survival carrier' per trip, and transport 13 Zerg fighters. We can also transport some supporting repair tools, accessories and raw materials. Together, it will be just right."

"can!"

Long Bai touched his antenna and asked again: "How many crystals are needed to transform the 'Molan Transport Ship'?"

"Let me do the math..."

Xing Shen Ao was silent, calculating, and after half a day, he got the result and said, "Try to save materials as much as possible, and compress the volume of the 'Molan Transport Ship' to a diameter of 3.3 kilometers. The cost is about 25 to 28 Chaos Stones, mainly because many components need to be ordered from the human civilization. If purchased individually and in small batches, the price is not very certain."

"The starship's hull, keel, bulkhead and other components can be completed by your Tech Ant Army and the Tech Warriors led by Gui Fan."

Star God Ao: "If you run aground during a long voyage across star systems, your life will be in danger. If an accident happens... that's 6 Zerg warriors' lives, so I don't recommend saving them."

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai: "I will give you a budget of 30 Chaos Stones. For some important components, you can use level materials appropriately to improve the performance of the starship, reduce the maintenance frequency, and reduce the repair risk. Xing Shen Ao, you design the drawings now and give a list of materials. I'll wait for you."

"Ok!"

"Boss Longbai is generous!"

Xing Shen Ao praised loudly and fell silent again.

Bai Shi looked up and down and asked hesitantly, "Captain Longbai, can our Chamber of Commerce gather 30 Chaos Stones?"

"Our Chamber of Commerce can't even raise 3."

Long Bai: "Aren't there still two big bosses, Sishu and Xia Li? The funds they have raised just by cooperating with our Xianglan Chamber of Commerce have reached 600 million Chaos Stones. Moreover, they are all ready-made first- and second-level energy materials, with rich categories, and can be used directly."

Baishen: “Oh…”

Gui Shan asked, "Longbai Ant King, can we dismantle a ready-made 'Molan 13-type survival mothership' and send it over?"

"Not suitable."

"For a distance of 2200 million light years, the most valuable thing is transportation capacity. If we send a half-new, half-old survival mothership over there, it will only take tens of thousands of years for it to be repaired and then scrapped. It will delay things!"

“Can’t save, buy new ones!”

Longbai paused after he finished speaking and asked, "Where are Poison Bean and Poison Wheat? When will they come?"

Ghost Fan: "According to the time calculation, it will be about 4 years before they deliver refined food here."

龙柏：“好！我等它们，到时候，安排它们，再订购15套‘墨兰10型生存母舰’核心组件。10套‘墨兰13型生存母舰’核心组件。5套‘墨兰15型生存母舰’核心组件。”

Ghost Fan: “…”

Bai Shi: "My king, are you going to borrow this from Si Shu and Xia Li? Or is this piece of information worth a lot of money?"

Long Bai: "This information is priceless! To the Holy Butterfly Tribe, it is worth any amount of Chaos Crystals."

Longbai arranged, "Ghost Shan, Xingyunbai, Zisha, you should organize the scientific and technological warriors now and return to Aquamarine. First, rebuild the production factory. Find the cooperation of Heiti, Two-color Golden Sophora japonica, and Two-color Golden Banyan to start the operation as soon as possible. Start the production of the parts of the Molan 15 survival mothership first. Green Heart, you should also come with us and help run errands, and do some work such as transmitting information or purchasing parts."

"Since we have accepted the star construction project here, we still have to complete it as usual."

"Linju, you will lead 300 to 500 technical warriors and be responsible for daily maintenance and repair work."

"Bai Shi, in the next five hundred years or so, you should select and promote a group of young warriors above level 11 in the Chamber of Commerce to serve as engineering commanders. The existing warriors at the star realm and above may all be transferred to the Amber Galaxy for development..."

……

It took Xing Shen'ao a year and a half to complete the design of the 'Molan Transport Ship', produce detailed drawings, and list the materials and parts that need to be purchased from the human civilization.

再安排星神奥，专门设计一种航速3光年，仅搭载2至3位虫族战士的1-1型轻便星舰。

Officially named the 'Tiger Orchid 1-1 Landing Ship', the starship is also equipped with an external Force detection vehicle to assist in the search for the source.

It does not pursue speed, but seeks stable performance and durability. The design materials are very high, and the cost is 1 million raw crystals per ship.

The plan is to manufacture 3 ships. Long Bai was in no hurry to leave. He sat in the No. command cabin, secretly paying attention to the young generation of Zerg warriors, observing their words and deeds, and guiding Bai Shi behind the scenes, which little guys can be trained and promoted.

Two and a half years later,
The four insects, Poison Bean, Poison Wheat, Feiyang and Feipeng, arrived in a cargo starship loaded with refined food.

Long Bai gave a list and arranged for them to go to the Baqi star system. In the name of "Baiwei Chamber of Commerce" and "Shuhua Chamber of Commerce", he asked President Daiyuan of Baijing Chamber of Commerce to act as an intermediary to contact the Human Technology Chamber of Commerce to order the precision components needed for transport ships, motherships and landing ships.

The full set requires 25 Chaos Gems.

The Xianglan Chamber of Commerce account has 2 Chaos Ore funds saved, and Longbai's private account also has some. After collecting 2.5, a deposit will be paid first, and the order will be placed. The balance will be paid later. Longbai has a way to make money.

Arranged,
Longbai headed straight for the Xiange star system.

...

Sishu and Xia Li managed the Baijing Chamber of Commerce's 8000 million Chaos Stones. They spent nearly years training more than warriors and indirectly controlled nearly subordinate chambers of commerce.

Gradually, a complete top-down management system was established, and its influence spread throughout the entire Baijing Galaxy.

While operating the zero-level source point, they stockpiled raw energy materials and resold them for profit.

It is hard to say whether the tribe made a profit or a loss by investing money to stockpile materials, but Sishu and Xia Li have already earned enough wealth to last them ten lifetimes.

Sishu and Xia Li are no longer in charge directly, but are operating through their trusted insects. They have lived in the Xiange star system for many years and are practicing the abilities of "Sea of ​​Reincarnation, Endless Sea".

Sensing the soul-fixing ability, the two insects were practicing on a death star called 'Black-backed Vine'.

Longbai has the right of passage to the string star system.
The Haimeng docked at the star port, teleported through space, and went straight there.

"..."

Sishu and Xia Li, who were practicing their skills, stopped and fell silent.

Without exception, every time Long Bai came to him, it was either to borrow money or to need help with something. More often, he wanted to borrow money and also to ask for help with something.

"Four-number boss!"

"Boss Xia Li!"

Longbai greeted warmly.

Number four: “…”

Xia Li: “…”

Sishu asked tentatively, "Captain Longbai, I heard that you went into the Chaos Star Sea and went on an adventure?"

Xia Li: "How is it? How is the harvest?"

Four Numbers: "The Fire Element Law Divine Stone? The Fire Element Innate God Origin?"

Xia Li: "I heard there is a relatively stable third-level source point? It's 800 million light years away? Do you plan to develop it and run it as a mining planet?"

Four Numbers: "This is a big investment. Without 2000 million Chaos Gems, you can't do it, right?"

Xia Li: "Don't look at us. Sishu and I are also powerless~"

"Forehead……"

Long Bai choked and said, "The situation has changed. It is completely different from what we expected."

Long Bai said in a serious tone, "I have a piece of news here, which is worth 50 Chaos Stones, and a piece of information, which is also worth 50 Chaos Stones. Boss Sishu, Boss Xia Li, I think it is necessary for you to buy them."

Xia Li: “???”

Number Four: “Isn’t that necessary?”

Xia Li: "50? Two 50? One million? There is no such valuable news in the universe!"

Four Numbers: "Captain Longbai, what are you going to do? Do you need so many Chaos Stones?"

Xia Li: "We are all old friends. If you have something to say, just say it directly. There is no need to trick us like this, right?"

Four Numbers: "Just tell me. If you want to borrow... 100 million Chaos Gems, we can find a way to borrow it."

Xia Li: "What's going on? Reconstructing the Molan survival carrier, organizing a fleet to sail, and developing a third-level source point? One million Chaos Stones are probably far from enough, right?"

Four counts: "How much did you gain on this trip?"

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai chose his words carefully and said, "How about this? I'll tell you the news first. If you think it's worth it, you can pay me another 50 Chaos Stones. How about that?"

"No!"

"no need."

"You can borrow money."

“I will not accept blackmail.”

Sishu and Xia Li shook their antennae in unison, flatly refusing.

"..."

Long Bai said in a different way, "Without this news from me, you will most likely suffer huge losses of tens of billions or even hundreds of billions. With this news from me, you will have the opportunity to make a lot of money."

"???"

"!!!"

Sishu and Xia Li's minds worked very quickly. They looked at each other, and the whole insect suddenly stood up straight.

"Huge losses? Where can there be huge losses? Only raw materials."

"Make a fortune? How? Or can it only be raw materials?"

"Could it be that……"

"I can't say..."

"Captain Longbai, don't tell me that you went out and found a galaxy that is becoming stable, or may become stable in a short time?"

"..."

Long Bai was speechless and said impatiently, "50, will you buy it? If not, I will go to Luoli Chamber of Commerce for cooperation."

Sishu hesitated and said, "...buy?"

Xia Li hesitated and said, "Would you like to hear it first?"

Longbai was too lazy to talk, so he activated the ability of the tree flower's heart realm and wrote the relevant information directly into the two insects' soul consciousness.

Four. Xia Li was shocked, excited, and ecstatic. He flapped his wings hard, creating a huge wave in the Sea of ​​Death.

——The fourth galaxy!
——Amber Galaxy!

——After tens of thousands of years, we are almost forgotten by the White Crystal Divine Tree.

——We’ve finally waited for it, and our chance to shine has come.

Long Bai directly opened the Star Network account and said, "50 Chaos Ore, transfer 40 to me first. And then help me exchange 10 Chaos Ore for spot? Or world gems, source crystals, and third-level energy metals are all fine. Before the Star Network order is established in a new galaxy, these are the hardest hard currencies."

Number four: “…”

Xia Li: “…”

Four counts: "No money."

Xia Li: "Our funds are all kept in the Chamber of Commerce down there."

Sishu: "This information is worth 50! Chief Longbai, please rest assured that you will not lose a single crystal."

Xia Li: "What else? The information you are talking about is... a star map?"

Long Bai: "That's right! The star map leading to the Amber Galaxy, 50, do you want to buy it?"

Count Four: "Of course!"

Xia Li: “Buy!”

Four Counts: "Isn't 50 too cheap?"

Xia Li said anxiously, "Let's go! Chief Longbai, let's go meet the Xiange Lord. You can talk to him in person. He will be willing to give you not only 50... but also 60."

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai was speechless again, choking for a few seconds, and sighed: "Fourth Number, Xia Li, you don't seem to understand 'power strategy'..."

"If I want more money, I can go to Red Robin Star and talk to the White Crystal Divine Tree directly. With the wisdom and generosity of the White Crystal Divine Tree, it would be happy to give me 100 million, not to mention 1000 million. Secondly, I can go directly to the Lord of Xiange and have a chance to get more. But why would I come to you privately?"

Number Four: "Friends, friendship is priceless!"

Xia Li: "Give us a chance to demonstrate our abilities in front of the Xiange Lord and the Baijing Sacred Tree."

"That's right!"

Longbai: "But if you run over now and drag me along, wouldn't that be counterproductive? The reason why you were valued and entrusted with important tasks before was because you have a good relationship with me, and I control the Great King Cypress Sacred Tree."

"This time, you got information from me again, which only proves how powerful I am, not how capable you are. Not only does it not prove how capable you are, but it will make you two look incompetent, and will make Lord Xiange think that you are completely dependent on me... This is not a good thing."

"Why don't you try another approach? You can go around the Baijing Galaxy first, contact the subordinate chambers of commerce, and quickly replenish the materials in the chambers of commerce's warehouses. Then, come back and tell Lord Xiange the news, but don't tell him that you got it from me. Just say that you heard it from an adventurer friend."

"In this case, doesn't it prove that you have strong communication and management skills, a wide range of influence, and efficient information channels? Will Lord Xiange and the White Crystal Divine Tree value you more and assign you more important positions?"

"..."

Sishu and Xia Li were stunned.

——As expected, he is the big-headed ant king!
——A natural born scheming person.

Long Bai took out a knowledge compass, handed it to Xia Li, and said:
"I plan to form a long-distance fleet to enter the Amber Galaxy to open up new land and search for the source. I also need 50 Chaos Orbs worth of energy metal materials. I won't hesitate to extract them directly from the warehouse we cooperate with. I will arrange for the statistics and accounting to be clear, and I won't take more from you." (End of this chapter)